Guy Joseph Raises Concerns Over Halls Of Justice Project

The first Deputy Political leader of the opposition United Workers Party (UWP) has raised safety and security concerns regarding the construction of Saint Lucia’s multi-million dollar Halls of Justice. Joseph, a former Economic Development Minister, spoke at a UWP news conference on Tuesday. “I am going to sound one note of caution about the location next to the Cathedral. Are you going to be driving piles? And if you drive piles, the vibration, what will it do to the buildings?” The former Castries South East MP stated. He recalled that the Cathedral had already undergone repairs. “So can you imagine driving piles a few yards away from the building?” Joseph told reporters. The former Minister also expressed concern about the impact of vibrations on the CDC apartments in the City. “The CDC buildings, is that another way to say to all the residents of the CDC, ‘ You have to vacate?’,” he said. In addition, he declared that a Halls of Justice should not be in the middle of Castries with its heavy traffic. Joseph pointed to the sophistication of crime these days and questioned why the authorities would have to drive a high profile prisoner to court through a...